Barber razor for double edge blades



Nov. 7, 1967 M. GUARINO BARBER RAZOR FOR DOUBLE EDGE BLADES Filed Jan.6, 1966 United States Patent 3,350,779 BARBER RAZOR FOR DOUBLE EDGEBLADES Michael Guarino, 8 Wilshire Lane, Plainview, N.Y. 11803 FiledJan. 6, 1966, Ser. No. 519,078 1 Claim. (CI. 30-55 ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE This invention relates to a straight edge type safety razorthat uses conventional thin multi-apertured razor blades. The blade islocked in place between two co-acting blade holders, one holder of whichhas apertures in line with the blade apertures and the other holderbeing provided with protuberances which enter the apertures in aco-acting locking relationship.

The prior art as shown in Guarino US. 2,758,373 Aug. 14, 1956 employsrigid non-flexible double edge blades. Such blades are especiallyconstructed.

This invention is an improvement over the prior Guarino patent in thatconventional universally available thin flexible double edge blades areused.

It is an object of this invention to provide a barber type razor adaptedto use conventional universally available thin flexible double edgeblades.

It is another object to provide guard means to a barber type razoradapted to use conventional universally available thin flexible doubleedge blades thereby converting the razor to a safety razor.

It is another object to provide a barber type razor using conventionalthin flexible double edge blades, exposing but one cutting edge while inuse.

These and other objectives of this invention will become readilyapparent upon reading the descriptive disclosure herein of anillustrative embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing and in which;

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the razor showing a handle and aswingable blade holder, said holder having a guard thereon, and showingin dotted outline the position of the guard before insertion on theholder,

FIG. 2 is a section view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1 and showing themanner of the interior construction of the blade holder,

FIG. 3 is a section view taken on line 33 of FIG. 1 and showing therelationship of the guard over double edge blade, and

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the razor showing by means of dotted linethe manner of assembly of the component parts.

Turning to the drawing, the razor comprises two major parts, the handleand the assembled blade holder 11.

The handle 10 is of conventional manufacture and comprises a pair ofsuitably spaced-apart plastic pieces held apart by a spacer elementsecured thereto.

The razor blade holder 11 consists essentially of a longitudinal cover12 of a generally U-shaped cross section. The cover 12 is made of metaland is provided with a substantially semicircular head 13.

The opposed sides 14 and 15 of the cover 12 are flat and are outwardlybent at 16 to accommodate interiorly located elements (FIG. 2). The rearpart of the cover 12 is provided with an aperture 17 in both of thewalls 14 and 15. fiat metal pivot plate 18 having a finger receivlzrzgportion 19 is provided with a suitably located aperture Turning now toFIG. 4, the manner of assembling the blade holder and the conventionalcentrally apertured double edge blade 21 is shown. The blade holder ofthis invention is of great importance and consists of two coactingelements, namely a flat metal multi-apertured plate 22 and a flat metalmulti-protuberant plate 23 the pro tuberance 24 of which lockinglyengage the apertures 25 walls of plate 22.

As shown in FIG. 4 the plates 22 and 23 are each provided with anaugularly pointed terminus 26 at one end and with a fiat front edge 27.The plates 22 and 23 are substantially identical in height, width andlength except that plate 22 is provided with apertures 25 and plate 23is provided with hemispherical punchings or protuberances 24 adapted tolock to the walls of said apertures 25.

The two blade holding plates 22 and 23 are secured to the pivot plate 18by spot weldings 28 to form an integral unit.

The welded holding unit consisting of the elements 18, 22 and 23 isinserted into the cover 12 so that aperture 20 of the pivot plate 18mates with aperture 17 of said cover 12. The assembly of cover bladeholder is then swingably disposed in the handle 10 in the apertures 29thereof by means of a pin 30 which pin also passes through the apertures17 of the cover 12 and aperture 20 of the pivot plate.

The blade holder assembly 11 is widely swingable on the handle 10.However, the pivot plate 18 and its welded element is restrictedlymovable in an out of its cover 12 but a few degrees of rotation beforethe rear edge 31 of the cover 12 hits the pivot plate 18. However, thislimited movement of plates 22 and 23 away from the edges 32 and thecover 12 is sufiicient to expose the edges 27 to the atmosphere topermit the removal and insertion of a blade 21.

As shown in the drawing the sharp edges of blade 21 extends suitablybeyond the respective edges 33 and 34 of the blade holders 22 and 23.The head 13 (FIG. 3) permits the unused inner edge of blade 21 to bedisposed away from metal contact thereto.

A guard or guide 40 of generally U-shaped spring steel construction andof a length about that of a blade 21 is provided to slip over the cover12. The guard 40 is provided with a front plate 41 having a bent lip 42to engage the ledge 43 of the plate 22.

The rear wall 44 of the guard 40 is provided with a serrated edge 45which functions as a safety guard for the exposed razor blade edge (FIG.3).

The guard 40 also functions as a guide in the cutting of hair andbeards.

I claim:

A. barber type razor for use with conventional thin flexible centrallyapertured double edge blades compris ing a first flat blade holder platehaving an angularly pointed rear end and a blade holding front endhaving a plurality of apertures therein to mate with the apertures ofsaid blade; a second fiat blade holder plate also having an angularlypointed rear end and a blade holding front end having a plurality ofprotuberances adapted to pass through said apertured blade and to matewith the walls of said first blade holder; an apertured pivot platehaving a rear finger operable portion, secured rigidly at the front endportion to said first and second blade holder pointed ends intermediatethereof; an apertured longitudinal substantially U-shaped cover having asemi-circular head at the U-bend disposed over the blade holders andwith its aperture in line with the aperture of said pivot plate; anapertured razor handle disposed over said pivot plate and cover plate inaligned relationship of apertures; a pin disposed through said alignedapertures of said handle and said pivot plate and said cover; and aguide of substantially U-configuration slidably disposed over said coveradjacent said blade, whereby restricted angular movement of said coverrelative to said pivot plate and blade holders permits replacement ofblades.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2/1921 Fenwick 3032 2/1922Coleman 3053 X 9/1927 Wallenbeck 3030 9/1930 Temple 3032 FOREIGN PATENTS8/1920 Germany 30339 9/1929 Norway 3055 MYRON C. KRUSE, PrimaryExaminer.

